Collins, Murkowski and Alexander will vote to acquit, bipartisan conviction vote hinges on Romney

[fleur-de-lisa]

Manu Raju ✔ @mkraju (CNN)

With Collins, Murkowski and Alexander all planning to vote to acquit, Democrats’ hope for a bipartisan conviction vote now hinges solely on Mitt Romney


3:16 PM - Feb 4, 2020

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[NewJeffCT]

1. What about on the Democratic side?

are Manchin, Sinema, Jones or others going to vote to acquit to Donny can crow about a bipartisan exoneration?

[leftieNanner]

3. This is my concern as well

We don't know for sure, but there has definitely been speculation that all three of them could vote to acquit.

Joe Manchin was just reelected, and Sinema has more years on her term. But Jones is up this fall. Hope they follow their courage and vote to convict. I guess they should do what their constituents ask them to do. I really don't want Donnie to be able to crow that his acquittal was bipartisan.

[DetroitLegalBeagle]

12. Per Durbin via Raju this morning.

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[Poiuyt]

13. Well I'll bet that Mitch is putting the thumbscrews to the republican senators!

[aikoaiko]

2. I think we need 66, not 51. We need a lot more than Mitt and Collins

[Timewas]

7. 51

Can find him guilty, 66 or 7 to remove

[aikoaiko]

11. thank you.

[PJMcK]

4. This doesn't make any sense

There needs to be a 2/3rds conviction to remove Trump. That means all the Democrats plus 20 Republicans.

[TwilightZone]

5. The point is that the vote would be bipartisan, not that he would be acquitted.

I'm not sure that accomplishes anything, but some seem to find it important.

[PJMcK]

6. Oh, I see what you mean

Thanks for making the point.

It won't mean a thing, unfortunately.

[kelly1mm]

8. The vote NOT to impeach was bi partisan (and lost) and the vote to remove will lose, so what does it

being bi partisan matter?

[TwilightZone]

10. Outside of being a talking point, not much.

There's probably some value politically in having at least one R vote for removal so that the process appears at least marginally bipartisan, but I don't think most people are going to care.

[Behind the Aegis]

9. All senators with a D behind their name shouldn't show.

They should all call in "sick".

[Timewas]

14. Call in

Sick and tired